Turtles go east, Guanshan thousands of miles, Li Qinggui heart is like a cloud, this day, a Xiang, and then forward is the Xianyang boundary, from Tianbao eight years away from Beijing, a flash has been nearly three years, this time back to Beijing, one is to report on work, the other is to visit relatives, last year Li Qing was promoted to the Anxi Festival envoy not long after, an edict recalled his family to Chang'an, this point Li Qing is very accessible, as a town princes, in charge of thousands of soldiers, his family can not stay in Beijing as a hostage, this is since ancient times, how can he be bad because of him, only pity his wife and daughter these years without a fixed place, Thinking of this, Li Qing's heart became more and more guilty, his daughter was almost seven years old, and it seemed like it was yesterday when she met a horse thief in the Western Regions when she was not yet born, but looking back, it had been seven years.

Thinking about it, the sky gradually darkened, and Xianyang City was faintly visible in front of him, "Everyone speed up and enter the city to rest!" Under the order, the soldiers rode their horses and whipped, the sound of hooves was like thunder, stirring up the rolling yellow dust, and in a moment, more than 300 Anxi iron horsemen disappeared into the vast twilight.

Xianyang is Gyeonggi Chi County, although it is only a county government, but the city is large in scale and densely populated, compared to the large county in the Western Regions, I don't know how many times prosperous, enter the city gate, perhaps because the New Year is approaching, the sky is dark but the pedestrians are still weaving, everyone does not dare to gallop again, only lead the horse slowly,

Although there are many soldiers in Xianyang, and groups of soldiers are common on the street, but this group of soldiers from Anxi is very different from them, all of them have dark skin, thin faces, and their shining eyes reveal fortitude and self-confidence, more than 300 people appeared on the street, their momentum attracted most of the people's attention, and the pedestrians flashed to the side to make way for them, but there was more fear than reverence in their eyes.

After walking less than a hundred paces, they saw a huge inn on the side of the street, which could accommodate 300 people and horses. Li Qing instructed a personal soldier with two words. The soldiers were ordered to run into the inn to explore the way, since the battle of Rus, Li Qing's henchmen have been generals; and Li Fei Yuanli was promoted to the soldier and horse envoy of Dawan Town, and the general of Yiwei; Duan Xiushi moved to Zhonglang General and Zhuangwu General; Li Siye was named General Youweiwei and Marquis of Zhenxi, and others, all of whom had to be knighted, but in this way, Li Qing's personal captain lacked suitable people for a while. Only a few veterans from Nanzhao were at the head of them.

After a while, the innkeeper ran with a smile, although this group of military masters were all fierce and vicious, but the soldiers gave him a deposit of ten taels of gold, but gold! According to the market price, it can be worth five hundred yuan, for the sake of money, even if Li Qing is the prince of Yan to live in the hotel. He will also be treated as if he were a guest.

As soon as the three hundred people entered the store, the spacious lobby was immediately packed, and the guests who had been eating in the store were so frightened that they took a few bites of food, and then got up and hurried away. The shopkeeper saw that they were quite regular, there was no noise, and there was no down, he suddenly thought of something again, and hurriedly ran to Li Qing's side and said with an embarrassed face: "What do you want to eat?" If you order a la carte, you will be served. I'm afraid it will take a while

"Don't be so troublesome, you can have meat buns, flatbread and meat, if you don't have it here, you can buy it elsewhere, and fill my brothers first." Li Qing said as he found a vacant seat against the wall in the shop, and he stretched out for a long time, riding a horse for a day, and was a little tired.

"Li Qing. Is that you? The woman sitting opposite Li Qing was about to leave, and happened to meet Li Qing. She cried out in surprise.

Li Qing was stunned, only to see a few maids on the opposite side hugging a noblewoman, and the nurse behind her was also holding a little lady, about two or three years old, this noblewoman was quite young, but her body and face were abnormally fat, and her eyes were squeezed into a slit, Li Qing only felt that she was very familiar, but after thinking about it for a long time, she couldn't remember where she had seen her.

"You are.

"You unconscionable fellow! They forgot about me. The woman's short and thick arms were crossed at the waist, and the temperament of the noble lady was gone, and Li Qing still didn't think of her appearance, but he suddenly thought of Mrs. Cui with this cross-waist action, and his heart moved, and then took a closer look, isn't this young fat woman Cui Liuliu!

"Willow! You, you. It's only been a few years, and her obesity is better than her mother's, Cui Liuliu 'fluttered' and smiled, and her body swirled: "I know you will call me fat, but there is no way, I should eat, sleep, let it go, come!" Look at my little mother, like me or like her father. She beckoned and beckoned the nurse to come forward.

"Huh! Like you. Li Qing pinched her pink little face, suddenly remembered Li Yin, and turned around and asked, "Where is Li Yin?" Isn't he with you? ”

"Don't mention him, sleep in the house!" Cui Liuliu didn't have a good air, her husband had been mixed for so many years, and he had only survived to the history of the governor of the sixth grade, and he still entrusted his father-in-law to the road, because he was a shadow official, this was considered to be the top, but she suddenly remembered that she almost married him, if she insisted on it, she would now.

A trace of remorse flashed in her eyes, her face was slightly red, and she bit her lip with her teeth and said, "Li Qing, you have been beautiful all these years, hey!" ”

"Willow!" A shout suddenly came from behind him, Li Qing hurriedly turned around, only to see Li Yin's thin body appear at the staircase, after all these years, his appearance has hardly changed, and it is dim

Next, his face was even paler than before, but he looked a little nervous, a burden, and was walking down briskly with his head down, when he suddenly saw that the hall was crowded with officers and soldiers, and he was so frightened that he stopped his feet and didn't dare to walk down.

"Li Qing, I'll go first, and you can come to me again when you get to the capital!" Cui Liuliu said in a low voice, and then walked up quickly, "Hachiro, why did you come out?" ”

At this time, Li Yin also saw Li Qing, he was stunned for a moment, then smiled, arched his hand to him, hurriedly pulled his wife, handed her the package in his hand carefully, and whispered something, Cui Liuliu nodded nervously, took the package and walked upstairs quickly, Li Yin arched his hand to Li Qing again, and then hurriedly went out.

Li Yin's coldness made Li Qing slightly surprised in his heart, it stands to reason that he has a good relationship with Li Linfu, he hasn't seen him for several years, and he met in another country, he shouldn't be so indifferent, he didn't even say a word of greeting, Li Qing changed his mind again. Maybe he's in a hurry! Then he smiled. Sit down.

At this time, more than a dozen Xiao Er carried heavy bamboo baskets into the lobby, and distributed meatloaf to the soldiers one by one, the hall was very quiet, only the soldiers were heard to chew sweetly and drink soup, the whole hall was black and pressed, and almost all the men in black clothes sat on the ground. Under the dim light, the people sitting opposite him couldn't see his face clearly, but he could see everything in the lobby very clearly, but his eyes were very focused, and he stared closely at the package in Li Yin's hand from beginning to end, and then Li Yin handed the package to Cui Liuliu, and his eyes followed it all the way upstairs. There was a hint of coldness and smugness in his eyes.

Li Qing had already finished washing, and the two soldiers briefly cleaned up the bed for him, then closed the door and retreated, the night was very quiet. The soldiers who had been on the road for a day all went to bed early, but Li Qing did not feel sleepy, and he would not see him tomorrow. He was nervous and expectant, wondering what it would be like for them to see him, maybe this is 'more timid to be close to home!' ’

He pushed open the window, a fresh wind blew in his face, blowing his face, Li Qing smiled bitterly and touched his face, when did his face become so thick, although it was already the depths of winter. But compared with the wind of Ross, the night wind in Guanzhong is like a woman's gentle hand. And the latter is a knife that cuts through the face.

Li Qing suddenly remembered something, and hurriedly took out the pen and ink and the debriefing report from the box, the debriefing report will be handed in tomorrow, and he still has a little end to finish, just at this time to finish it, Li Qing thought for a while, picked up the pen and wrote quickly.

His debriefing was arranged on the fifth day of the first lunar month, immediately after An Lushan, and this was the first debriefing after he was appointed as the envoy of the Anxi Jiedu.

He also considered the purpose of Li Longji to summon him to Beijing, whether it would be a repetition of the scene six years ago, when he turned from the governor of Shazhou to become a household servant, it seems that he was promoted, but in fact it was Li Longji who took away his military power, that year he killed Tubo Zampu without authorization, and this time he killed 30,000 Gelulu people without authorization, one is an enemy chieftain, and the other is an ally, the consequences should be more serious this time, Duan Xiushi also privately persuaded him, but he could not go to Chang'an because of his illness, but he did not adopt it, if Li Longji really wanted to move him, He can be called sick for a while, can he be self-reliant, he does not have this condition now, and if he does not go this time, it will arouse Li Longji's suspicions, and after weighing the pros and cons, he finally decided to go to Beijing to report on his work.

Thinking of this, he also finished writing, Li Qing put down the pen and smiled faintly, even if someone wants to move him now, but is he Li Qing so easy to provoke?

At this time, there was a gentle knock on the door behind him, and Li Qing turned around and asked, "What's the matter?" ”

"General Qiyu, there is a person named Li Yin, who said that he was your old friend and wanted to see you."

Li Qing smiled, he knew that Li Yin would come to visit, even if it wasn't for himself, he should come for Li Linfu, "Please let him in!" He agreed, and quickly put away the debriefing report.

The door opened, Li Yin walked in with a smile on his face, and apologized to him again and again, "It's important to be at the right time, it's rude." ”

Li Qing hurriedly greeted him with a smile, took his hand and said with a smile: "I thought that the New Year was approaching, and Brother Li Yin ran to Xianyang to hide debts!" Whatever you see, I'll run. ”

"Yang Ming said with a smile, I went back to Beijing with Neiko to visit relatives, and happened to pass by Xianyang."

Li Yin smiled bitterly, he had lived in Xianyang for three days, and he really had to suffer, he saw that Li Qing was just talking casually, so he changed the topic, he glanced at the house and said with a smile: "The dignified Shangshu Zuo Servant actually lived in the inn, if I were a county order, wouldn't I regret dying if I knew." ”

Li Qing pulled a chair and invited him to sit down, poured him another cup of tea, and then said with a smile: "At the feet of the Son of Heaven, the most worthless thing is the official, and besides, I, the left servant of Shangshu, is just a false name, and the left and right are just a local official." ”

"Local magistrate?" Li Yin raised his head and laughed, "If you are a local official, then what are we petty officials, do you want food?" ”

"Just kidding!" Li Qing smiled and waved his hand, he picked up the teacup and took a sip lightly: "I just returned from Shule, has there been a major event in the court in the past two months?" ”

"Do you know about Li Xianzhong's defection?" It's too late to change your tune

Seeing that Li Qing's expression had become solemn, he had to avoid the important and continue lightly I heard that Li Xianzhong's attack on the Khitan was defeated two months ago, and he defected to Mobei for some reason. ”

Li Qing had indeed just returned from Shule. But he is not ignorant of the affairs of the DPRK and China. For example, Yang Guozhong's promotion, such as Chen Xilie's worship of Zuo Xiang, etc., he knows, but Li Xianzhong's defection to Mobei is the first time he hears it, he is secretly frightened, and immediately thinks of Li Linfu, this matter will be extremely unfavorable to him, no wonder there are rumors that Li Linfu is seriously ill, it turns out that it is because of this.

Thinking of this, Li Qing said quietly: "I heard that Xiangguo is sick, how many days have you gotten better?" ”

Li Yin shook his head. Then he bowed his head and said nothing, but at this moment, there was a sudden sound of fast and heavy footsteps outside, and without waiting for the pro-soldiers to shout, 'Bang! The door was slammed open, and in a panic, Cui Liuliu broke in and shouted with a crying voice, "Hachiro." Something is gone, it's a package, a package is gone! ”

"What!" Li Yin' Teng! He stood up, grabbed her arm, and roared, "Aren't you in the room?" How could it be lost! ”

"I don't know. There was a knock on the door, but there was no one, and as soon as I turned around, the package on the table was gone. ”

"You've killed me!" Li Yin stomped his feet with hatred, and he didn't bother to greet Li Qing. Run quickly towards the room.

Cui Liuliu's cry was like a crack, almost the entire inn could hear it, and even the sleeping soldiers were woken up from their dreams, and there were many discussions, so late, how could there be a woman's cry in the boss's room, could it be.

"Okay, don't cry. Sit down first! Li Qing moved a chair and frowned. What was in that package made the two of them so nervous.

Cui Liuliu saw Li Qing, as if he had seen a savior, and suddenly threw himself into his arms and cried bitterly, "Li Qing, you want to save us!" Dou Da's powder fist beat his chest, Rao is Li Qing is tall and strong, and he was also beaten back a few steps, and he couldn't help but secretly smack his tongue, and sympathized with Li Yin in his heart.

He easily dragged her to her seat, and waited for her crying to subside a little before asking, "Tell me first, what's in that package?" ”

Cui Liuliu took out a handkerchief, wiped her tears, and sobbed: "It's a letter!" ”

"Letters?" Li Qing was confused when he heard this, and asked again: "What letter?" Who wrote the letter to whom? ”

"I'll talk about it!" Rou Niang, don't intervene in matters between men. ”

Cui Liuliu didn't dare to argue, he lowered his head and walked quickly, Li Yin turned around and closed the door, his teeth were secretly bitten, he suddenly turned around, and took two steps, "Ask the general to save my father's life!" ”

"Don't do this, get up quickly!" Li Qing helped him up and asked in a deep voice, "What happened?" ”

"This matter is related to Li Xianzhong."

"Li Xianzhong?" Li Qing thought of the letter again, he connected the two, and suddenly asked, "Could it be that the package is the correspondence between Li Xiang and Li Xianzhong?" ”

"Yes!" Li Yin nodded solemnly, and finally told Li Qinghe, "Li Xianzhong defected to Mobei, I immediately realized that the matter was serious, when even if he asked his wife for all my father's letters, hidden at home, after two months I saw no movement, so I decided to take the opportunity of the New Year's visit to relatives to bring the letter back to Chang'an, but when we passed Fengxiang, we found that someone seemed to be following us, Liu Liu was very scared, so we decided to hide in Xianyang for a few days, just because Xianyang County Cheng is Liu Liudi's eldest brother, I wanted to ask him for help, but he was not there, But I didn't expect to be beaten by someone. ”

Speaking of this, Li Yin hugged his head in pain and squatted down, tore his head vigorously, and whimpered: "It's all over now, what should my father do?" ”

"If you know these letters are important, why don't you burn them? I still have it with me! ”

"I'm dizzy with interests!" Li Yin slapped himself hard, and said with great remorse: "I thought that this matter should be kept secret, so I wanted to bring the letter back to surprise my father, but I didn't expect it.

The real reason why Li Yin did not burn the letter was that his father was seriously ill, I am afraid that time was short, and in order to compete with the eldest brother's family for the dominance of inheriting the family property, they discussed holding these letters in their hands as a killer weapon, and then throwing them out at a critical time, winning Li Linfu's praise, but they did not expect that they had already been targeted, and now, not only could they not be praised, but I am afraid that the entire family would be destroyed.

"Now that something has happened, it's useless for you to be in a hurry, go back to Chang'an first and then think about it, maybe things are not as bad as you think." Having said that, Li Qing knew very well in his heart that Li Linfu was really unlucky this time.

But the question is, who did this, Yang Guozhong? King Qing? Or the Eternal King? Even Li Longji himself! This is a mystery, and it is also a mystery that Li Qing is anxious to solve.